Post-radiation survival time in hepatocellular carcinoma based on predictors for CT-determined, transarterial embolization and various other parameters

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1697-1699

  Leung, Ting Kai ^a   Lee, Chi Ming ^a   Shen, Li Kuo ^a   Chen, Hsi Chi ^a   Kuo, Yu Cheng ^a   Chiou, Jeng Fong ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CT determined parameters; HCC; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Post radiation survival time; Radiotherapy; Transarterial embolization

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; ASCITES; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INOPERABLE CANCER; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ONCOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PREDICTION; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL TIME; TAIWAN; TUMOR VOLUME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 17144385184     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i11.1697     Document Type: Article

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